An important reminder on the potenital catastrophe of disseminated strongyloidiasis. A key teaching point is we have 5 to 25% of people living in the USA infected with Strongyloides.
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We detected 25% in people infected with HIV living in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
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We detected 4.2% strongyloidiasis in a convenience study of people in Washington D.C.
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We detected 7.3% of active Strongyloides infections of people that never left Alabama.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29016326/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29016326/
We detected 4% strongyloidiasis in people living in Chicago.
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Texas study bridged strongyloidiasis and the innate immune response of activited eosinophils and intestinal inflammation. We found 9.4% of people with or pending a solid-organ transplant. #RamaSetu #Bridge @EvaClarkMD @Strongylady @karlajbautista_ @a5hi5h
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Another Texas study highlighting the importance of environment and sanitation with strongyloidiasis. We detected 16.5% of people infected with Strongyloides. @SingerSays @teena_xu @nicosherrera @villarmj96 @PeterHotez
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Strongyloidiasis is in people who travel, immigrants, and those who never left the USA. We studied populations living in the South, Southwest, Midwest, and Eastern USA. Strongyloidiasis is associated with living in poverty and should be considered in patients receiving steroids.
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